Swinging-gate stop.



G. R. BRENNEMAN.

SWINGING GATE STOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1912.

1,086,749. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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GEORGE E. BRENNEMAN, or wHEELiNo, Missouri-i.

Suriname-GATE STOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

Application filed May 17, 1912. Serial No. 697,997.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE R. BRENNE- MAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wheeling, in the county ofLivingston, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Swinging-Gate Stops; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gates, and has particularreference to a device for holding a gate open at various positions.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthis character which may be readily attached to any gate now in use, andwhich will positively hold the gate open at various positions. These andother objects will be apparent from the following description and withparticular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view of a gate showing my device appliedthereto and in operative position, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3 isan enlarged front elevation of the device detached from the gate, andFig. 4 is a side elevation, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank whichforms the base.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my device comprises a base 10having formed integrally at the upper end thereof the laterallyextending perforated ears 11, and at the lower end a similar pair ofperforated ears 12, said ears being adapted for attachment of the baseto the latch end of the gate A, as shown. Between the ears 11 and 12,and extending forwardly from the base are the elongated parallel wings13, the lower end of one of said wings being bent horizontally, as at14, so that its free end engages the bottom of the other wing. Formedcentrally in this portion 14 is an opening 15, in which is verticallyslidable the ground engaging rod 16, the lower end of which is flattenedand sharpened to pierce the ground. On the bottom of the base, andbetween the ears 12 is an outstanding perforated guide lug 17, throughwhich the lower end portion of the rod 16 is guided. Adjustably mountedon the rod at a suitable point between the lug 17 and the member 14 is astop collar 18, and arranged between this collar and the lug l7, andsecured respectively thereto at its opposite ends is a coil spring 19,encircling the rod, and having a tendency normally to draw the roddownwardly so that its point 20 will engage in the ground beneath thegate, to hold the gate in open position. The upper end of the rod 16 isprovided with an offset handle portion 21, which when the device is ininoperative position rests on the upper edge of one or the other of thewings 13, against the tension of the spring 19, and when the said ofisetportion is thrown forwardly to the center the spring will draw the rod16 downwardly, so that its point will engage in the ground, the offsetportion 21 moving downwardly between the wings 13. When in this positionthe rod is prevented rotating by the engagement of the offset portion 21with one or the other of the wings 13.

This device is adapted for use with a gate which has a latch, or thisdevice may be used in lieu of the latch, the same securely holding thegate either in fully closed posit-ion, or open at any angle.

While I have shown and described the device as used on a gate, it willbe understood that the same may be easily applied to a door.

hat is claimed is:

A gate stop comprising a base plate secured to the latch end of the gateand formed from a blank, said base plate omprising a pair of verticallydisposed outstanding parallel wings formed on the upper portion of thebase plate, an apertured offset formed on the lower end of one of thewings and bent to extend horizontally under the lower end of the otherwing, an apertured guide lug extending from the lower end of the base invertical line with the said ofl'set, a ground engaging rod slidablevertically through the apertured offset and the said lug and between thewings, an offset handle portion on the upper end of the rod, anadjustable collar on the rod, and a spring secured to the base and tothe collar for drawing the rod into ground engaging position When theoffset is In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, between the wings,said Wings preventing the in presence of two Witnesses. turning of therod when the rod is in ground engaging position, the upper end faces ofGEORGE BRENNEMAN' 5 the Wings being formed with curved depres-Witnesses:

sions for the reception of the handle portion A. E. NAY,

to hold the rod in elevated position. E. BRAUER.

come of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe commissioner of Pmtentn, Washington, D. G.

